BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Tufts University men's basketball team pulled away from Bowdoin in the second half of a 77-54 victory on Friday evening at Morrell Gymnasium.

The eighth-ranked Jumbos improve to 10-2 this season while the Polar Bears drop to 7-5.

Game Highlights

• The teams traded blows in a defensive-dominated opening half with Bowdoin holding an 18-17 lead with under seven minutes left in the frame.
• Tufts rolled off an 11-0 run, sparked by three-pointers from Tarik Smith and Ethan Feldman to take a 28-18 edge just two minutes later.
• David Reynolds hit a three-pointer before halftime for Bowdoin to trim Tufts' lead to 34-26 at the break.
• The Polar Bears stayed within striking distance early in the second half, as the Tufts lead bounced between six and ten points for the first ten minutes of the period.
• The Jumbos lead was still ten points with 7:03 to go before the visitors scored 11 consecutive points, capped by a running lay-in from Smith to take a commanding 21-point edge, 68-47, with 4:35 to go.

By The Numbers

• Smith finished with a game-high 17 points, six assists and three steals in the victory for Tufts.
• Tom Palleschi had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks as 11 different Jumbos scored.
• Hugh O'Neil led Bowdoin with 15 points and 11 boards while David Reynolds added 14 points and eight caroms. Jack Simonds also saw double-digits with 11 points and six rebounds for the Polar Bears.
• Tufts connected on 41.4% of their shots for the game and held Bowdoin to just 34.4% while forcing 18 turnovers.
• The Jumbos converted 42 points in the paint and scored 26 points off Bowdoin turnovers in the win.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action at home Saturday against Bates at 3:00 p.m.
• Tufts will travel to Colby for a 3:00 p.m. tip-off.